I just picked up a gift certificate for 4 dogsled outtings and a perfect card to put them in.

Day after tomorrow my son gets to give them to the couple who have been transporting him to and from the psych hospital where he's been going daily since September. Son's last days there. He'll be returning to school in the beginning of January. (can I have a Fuck Yeah!!!?)

I'm so happy to be able to offer these rides to this couple. They run the only local taxi service, and gladly agreed to sign up as his transport - even tho they're paid way less than the going rate and it's close to 100km each day back and forth (twice a day), lessening their "fleet" by either half or a whole (depending on whether Monsieur is working taxis or construction that day and able to drive fares with the other vehicle).

Their business has been really suffering, and they're living kind of hand to mouth at the moment, so it really wasn't something they could have offered themselves. At about $100 a ride, it was not in the cards for them, tho it was something they'd always wanted to do. Their extremely handicapped adult son has always wanted to go too, so I got 4 so they can invite a 4th to drive his sled (or whatever configuration they prefer).

I got it in trade for translating I do for the outfit, so it was totally possible for me to make a dream come true. At about a $400 value, it's not something I could have even come close to otherwise.

I'm really REALLY excited about this. They're such wonderful people, who became important confidants to my son during his long rides in and out of therapy and testing. A real bond was struck between them. And I really wanted to say THANK YOU in a big way.........

....and the universe provided.

Ohm Shanti whatever-the-fuck that Ridiculed Forest is always saying.

or rather.... FUCK YEAH!!!!

Worry is a misuse of imagination“She hadblue skin, And so didhe. He kept it hid And so did she.They searched for blueTheir whole life through, Then passed right by- And never knew.” Shel Silverstein

Fuck yeah! my Friday is redeemed! I spent the whole day thinking it was Saturday and that I did a poor job with Friday! now I can slack off Friday all over again and enjoy A Saturday morning all over again! Being dumb is awesome!!

.......................................................................................Oh yeah, this year I was totally twerping out at the fence. ~Lonesombri

knowmad wrote:Fuck yeah! my Friday is redeemed! I spent the whole day thinking it was Saturday and that I did a poor job with Friday! now I can slack off Friday all over again and enjoy A Saturday morning all over again! Being dumb is awesome!!

HAHAHAHA!High Five and Fuck Yeah!!!!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

delle wrote:Awesome forecast, Schtev. It appears to have played out exactly as you'd predicted. The impossible reared her beautiful head, gave me a wink and a nod, and then PRESTO.... everything was different.

To Triken: You are amazing. ...Just gobs of fucking mind boggling amazing.

I still feel like I might throw up, but it's coming from a very good place.

Fuck yeah!!!

It's not 'throwing up', consider it a purge. Cleansing and Renewing.Delle, you have no idea how happy I am with the way things are unfolding!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!